State Fire Marshal pushes deadline for volunteer tax credit application

Bradley Zimmerman
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal is pushing back a deadline for volunteer emergency responders to receive a tax credit.

The Volunteer Emergency Worker Credit is a $500 nonrefundable credit that can be used to reduce individual state income tax liability over the next four years. The credit is awarded to volunteer fire service emergency workers that apply for and qualify for it, and it is awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis to the first 10,000 applicants.

Only volunteers are eligible. Those with a full-time career in the fire service industry are not.

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The deadline to apply was originally Feb. 1, but that date is being pushed back to Feb. 29, the Fire Marshal’s office announced. To apply, volunteer responders must have all the following:

  • Social Security Number

  • Illinois Driver’s License number, Illinois State Identification Card number, or Prior Year Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) from your 2022 federal Form 1040 or 1040-SR

  • First and last name as listed with the Fire Marshal’s office

  • Complete mailing address

  • Email address

  • Fire district, department, or association name, chief’s name, city or county location, and fire department identification number (FDID) for which you volunteer.

  • Volunteer-specific state fire marshal identification number (SFMID)

People will receive an email from REV.VEWcredit@illinois.gov to either provide instructions on how to access a certificate verifying their credit, say they’ve been denied a credit or to request more information if there is a question about what was submitted.

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